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HANSARD Access to Dental Services: West SussexIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship on Sussex Day, Sir Desmond. I start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Chichester (Jess Brown-Fuller) on securing…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Access to Dental Services: West SussexThe hon. Lady makes a really good point. We know that cancer treatment is a real priority for this Government and it certainly makes sense that her suggestion is considered. I…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sI welcome the Secretary of State’s realism in accepting that the bans announced today will not be 100% perfect. Can she tell me what proportion of under-16s the Government expect…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Wishart. I really just want to make a single observation. I supported the assisted dying Bill. In looking at the motion for the…08 Jun 2026HANSARD South East Water: Disruption of SupplyI absolutely despair of South East Water. As we have heard from Members who represent Kent constituencies, South East Water cannot cope with large water outages; but nor can it…03 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportI declare an interest as the vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group for young carers and young adult carers. The APPG published an inquiry earlier this year which found…02 Jun 2026HANSARDWomen’s Health and Wellbeing: Online CensorshipIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate the hon. Member for Milton Keynes Central (Emily Darlington) on securing this timely and important…21 May 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseYesterday, the Climate Change Committee laid out in stark terms the risks that we face as a country if we do not tackle the impact of climate change; one of those was drought.…21 May 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituent Tam is a mental health legal aid lawyer who has seen demand in the sector rise while fees fail to keep up. As a result, many have left that line of work, despite…19 May 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateWhat is the Department’s internal deadline for concluding the release of the Mandelson files? If there is an internal deadline, who will be held accountable if the Department…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAllied Health ProfessionalsI am grateful to the hon. Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) for opening the debate, and to the hon. Member for Dudley (Sonia Kumar) for her work on the APPG and as a…23 Apr 2026HANSARDAllied Health ProfessionalsMy hon. Friend is right. We know that with the right support, often from allied health professionals, people do not need to present at A&E and they can get out of hospital and…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGovernment Procurement StrategyPVL is a SME in Burgess Hill that fabricates high-visibility livery, supplying 80% of police vehicles and 40% of ambulances. It is being hammered by the rules enacted in the…22 Apr 2026HANSARDWheelchair Provision: Independent Review BodyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank and congratulate the hon. Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Daniel Francis) for securing this important…21 Apr 2026HANSARDMulti-academy Trusts15. What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the governance of multi-academy trusts.20 Apr 2026HANSARDMulti-academy TrustsThere are three schools in my Mid Sussex constituency that were part of the University of Brighton academy trust. Given that serious concerns about financial management at UBAT…20 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsCerys was just 22 when she took her life while an in-patient at Park House in Greater Manchester. The coroner described the unit as “a shambles”. Cerys’s was just one of a number…14 Apr 2026HANSARDSudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I thank the hon. Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Andy MacNae) for his brilliant opening speech setting out the frame…24 Mar 2026HANSARD Water Supply and Housing Targets: West KentThe Minister refers to the changes made in Sussex; I assume she means the changes made around Horsham, which relate to Southern Water, rather than South East Water. Nothing that…24 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority Regulations 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. Before I begin, I refer the Committee to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. The Liberal…23 Mar 2026